Accidents - Manual snow or ice removal tools - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Face

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,555
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	138
Year 1999:	17
Year 2000:	176
Year 2001:	38
Year 2002:	60
Year 2003:	72
Year 2004:	69
Year 2005:	486
Year 2006:	75
Year 2007:	247
Year 2008:	59
Year 2010:	112

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/28/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
52YOM DEVELOPED NOSE BLEED WHILE SHOVELING. DX. EPISTAXIS.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
51YOM, ADMITS TO DIGITAL TRAUMAT TO NOSE THEN SUDDENLY DEVELOPED NOSE BLEED WHILE SHOVELLING THE SNOW>>EPISTAXIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
51 YOM WAS HIT IN THE EYEBROW W/SHOVEL WHILE SHOVELING SNOW. DX EYEBROW LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2010	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
94YOF STATES SHE WAS OUT SHOVELING SNOW SLIPPED AND FELL HAS LAC ABOVE R BROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Motor vehicles or parts
PT WAS USING SHOVEL TO DIG VEHICLE OUT OF SNOW BANK. SHOVEL SHOT OUT FROM UNDER TRUCK AND HIT PT IN FACE. LAC LT FACE / FACIAL TRUAMA
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/21/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT WAS SOMEHOW STRUCK WITH SNOW SHOVEL ON SIDE OF L EYE CAUSING LAC TO FACE @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2007	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
FACIAL LAC/77YOF FELL AT HOME WHILE SHOVELING SNOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT FELL WHILE SHOVELING SNOW AT HOME DX: FACIAL AB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
~L ORBITAL FX: WALKED OUTSIDE AT HOME, SLIPPED ON ICE, FALLING, HITTING LT SIDE OF FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2006	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
SLIPPED / FELL BACKWARD AND HIT SELF WITH SNOW SHOVEL DX: FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT DX FOREHEAD LACERATION - DUE TO DIRECT BLOW WITH SNOW SHOVEL BY GRANDSON TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
SLIPPED SHOVELING SNOW AND LANDED ON SIDE EYEBROW LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2005	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT WAS AT HOME SHOVELING HIS DRIVEWAY WHEN HE FELL LACERATING HIS FORE HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
1CM CHEEK LAC-FELL WHILE SHOVELING SNOW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
ACUTE JAW PAIN: NO APPARENT CARDIAC ETIOLOGY: JAW PAIN ONSET SHOVELING SNOW THIS AM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2005	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT ACCIDENTLY GOT HIT ON THE HEAD BY A SHOVEL, SUSTAINED " FOREHEAD LACERATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2005	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
FELL ON ICE WHILE SHOVELING SNOW/ LAC LT CHEEK BONE,CONTUSION RT PATELLA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2005	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
SLIPPED & FELL @ HOME SHOVELING SNOW. LAC ABOVE RT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
60YFC SLIPPED ON ICE AND SHOVEL HANDLE CUT CHEEK/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2005	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
79YOM OUT SHOVELING SNOW PT FELL INJ FACE @ HOME DX NASAL FRACTURE OSTEOARTHRITIS NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2004	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
78YOM AT HOME TOOK SHOVEL TO KNOCK OFF ICECLE INJ FACE DX LAC FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT STATES JUMPED OFF MY TRUCK ONTO A SNOW SHOVEL AND THE HANDLE CAME UP AND HIT ME IN THE FACE C/O CUT ON EYE FACIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
FOREHEAD LAC-CUT ON ICE SCRAPER THAT FELL FROM ABOVE HER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
INJ TO FACE/NOSE @ HOME, HIT WITH HANDLE OF SHOVEL. DX:1.0 FACIAL LAC, SUTURED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW WHEN HE FELL FORWARD INJ NOSE DX: NASAL BONE FX AB NOSE +
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2001	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/31/2000	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2000	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2000	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/1999	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire:
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/1997	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire:
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Eyeglasses
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/1997	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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